He Looked With Favor Upon Me

Nestled in the story of Zacharias and Elizabeth and the birth of John the Baptist is this little morsel of wonderful.

"This is the way the Lord has dealt with me in the days when He looked with favor upon me, to take away my disgrace among men." - Luke 1:25 NASB

When Jesus came and gave His inaugural address signaling the start of His ministry, He quoted from what we call Isaiah 61,

"THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME,BECAUSE HE ANOINTED ME TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO THE POOR.HE HAS SENT ME TO PROCLAIM RELEASE TO THE CAPTIVES,AND RECOVERY OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND,TO SET FREE THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED, TO PROCLAIM THE FAVORABLE YEAR OF THE LORD." - Luke 4:18-19 NASB

As we move into this Advent Season, let’s be open to the favor of the Lord resting upon us.

Today, He is still in the business of taking away disgrace as He did for Elizabeth so long ago.

The captivity is over. The Lord has come to set all things aright.

Thanks for stopping by.

Walk in the light during this season of lights.

Ben

PS - You can read a retelling of this and forty other stories from the life of Jesus in Encounters With Jesus would make a great Christmas gift. Forty short stories that draw you into the life of Jesus. Available in Paperback, Kindle or Nook version. If you are buying more than 5, email me for quantity discounts - Ben@AnotherRedLetterDay.com

Like this:

Related

About Ben

Ben is an author, speaker, teacher, blogger, storyteller, IT geek, and student of the Bible. His heart is to see men and women reconciled to the Father and walking in all He has created for them.
View all posts by Ben

Tweet? Me too!

Copyright and Credits

All posts herein, unless otherwise noted, were freely received and therefore are freely given. All that I have, I have received, and so offer it without limitation. I would love a by-line, but that too is up to you.

All scripture quoted is from the New American Standard Bible, unless otherwise noted.

If you find that I have used uncredited or copyright protected photos, please advise me so I can correct this situation.

Any links to Amazon.com are affiliate links and a tiny portion of your purchase goes to defray the costs of running this site - so Thank you!